COMPUTER
SOFTWARE IN
STURUCTURAL
ANALYSIS
MIDAS
SOFTWARE
Module 1
Prepared by:
Engr. Ma. Olivia Q. Baniel-Jolo
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the discussion, the student
must be able to:
1. Learn about the MIDAS Software, its
different product and features.
2. Familiarize the MIDAS Gen ribbons,
tabs and toolbars (features and
functions).
3. Identify Properties of Structure
(Material Properties, Section
Properties)
MIDAS
SOFTWARE
MIDAS Software usually refers to
a suite of engineering analysis
and design tools developed by
MIDAS IT, a South Korean
company. These tools are widely
used by civil, structural, and
geotechnical engineers around
the world.
MIDAS SOFTWARE
PRODUCT:
1. MIDAS Civil
2. MIDAS Gen
3. MIDAS GTS NX
4. MIDAS FEA NX
5. MIDAS Bridge
MIDAS
SOFTWARE
PRODUCT:
1. MIDAS Civil
Purpose: Bridge design and
analysis.
Used for: Highway, railway, and
pedestrian bridge design (steel,
concrete, PSC).
Features:
Linear & nonlinear analysis
Moving load analysis
Construction stage analysis
Seismic and wind analysis
Code checks (AASHTO,
Eurocode, etc.)
MIDAS
SOFTWARE
PRODUCT:
2. MIDAS Gen
Purpose: General building and
structural analysis.
Used for: High-rise buildings,
industrial facilities, residential
buildings.
Features:
3D finite element analysis
Static and dynamic analysis
Pushover and buckling analysis
Load combinations and design
per international codes
MIDAS
SOFTWARE
PRODUCT:
3. MIDAS GTS NX
Purpose: Geotechnical analysis.
Used for: Tunnels, excavations,
foundations, retaining walls.
Features:
2D/3D finite element analysis
for soil-structure interaction
Slope stability analysis
Groundwater flow and
consolidation
Seepage and stress-
deformation analysis
MIDAS
SOFTWARE
PRODUCT:
4. MIDAS FEA NX
Purpose: High-end finite element
analysis.
Used for: Advanced nonlinear and
detailed analysis in civil and
mechanical engineering.
Features:
Crack modeling
Contact and nonlinear material
behavior
Heat transfer and thermal stress
analysis
MIDAS
SOFTWARE
PRODUCT:
5. MIDAS Bridge
Purpose: Bridge modeling
automation (based on MIDAS Civil).
Used for: Faster modeling and
design of bridges using templates.
Features:
Streamlined workflows
Parametric modeling
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Easy integration with MIDAS
Civil
5 STOREY
SCHOOL
BUILDING
ANALYSIS &
DESIGN
MIDAS Gen
REFERENCE:
·MIDAS Information
Technology Co. Users’
Manual (2019)
